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Veg.<br />

Type<br />

Table 10: Vegetation Types identified within the MLA areas (summary table only)<br />

Area<br />

km 2<br />

Mapped<br />

area (%)<br />

A: Acacia Woodl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

1 0.9 2.6<br />

Vegetation Community Description - NVIS<br />

Acacia shirleyi Mid High Open Forest over Acacia shirleyi +/- Melaleuca viridiflora,<br />

Corymbia ferruginea, Petalostigma banksii Mid Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over Schizachyrium<br />

fragile, +/- Eulalia aurea, Chrysopogon fallax Low Open Tussock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

B: Eucalyptus/Corymbia Woodl<strong>and</strong>s over Hummock Grass<br />

2 5.6 15.8<br />

3 1.6 4.6<br />

8 5.0 14<br />

Corymbia ferruginea +/- Eucalyptus tetrodonta, Eucalyptus phoenicea, Eucalyptus<br />

miniata Mid Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Acacia galioides, Bossiaea bossiaeoides +/- Acacia<br />

gonocarpa, Jacksonia odontoclada, Petalostigma quadriloculare Tall Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong><br />

over +/- Triodia procera, Gompholobium subulatum, Eriachne ciliata, Bulbostylis barbata,<br />

Tephrosia leptoclada Mid Open Hummock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

+/- Corymbia ferruginea, Eucalyptus tetrodonta, Eucalyptus miniata Low Open<br />

Woodl<strong>and</strong> over +/- Acacia multisiliqua, Grevillea dry<strong>and</strong>ra, Jacksonia odontoclada,<br />

Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Acacia conspersa Tall Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over +/- Triodia<br />

procera, Acacia galioides, Eriachne ciliate, Gompholobium subulatum, Bulbostylis<br />

barbata Low Open Hummock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Corymbia ferruginea, Eucalyptus tetrodonta +/- Eucalyptus miniata, Eucalyptus<br />

phoenicea Mid Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Distichostemon hispidulus +/- Acacia conspersa,<br />

Acacia galioides, Alphitonia pomaderroides, Boronia lanuginose, Bossiaea bossiaeoides<br />

Tall Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over +/- Triodia bitextura, Eriachne obtusa, Evolvulus alsinoides,<br />

Gompholobium subulatum Low Open Hummock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

C: Eucalyptus/Corymbia Woodl<strong>and</strong>s over Tussock Grass<br />

4 0.3 0.8<br />

6 0.6 1.7<br />

11 0.07 0.2<br />

15 1.4 4<br />

12 0.3 0.8<br />

D: Melaleuca Woodl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

5 5.0 14<br />

Eucalyptus pruinosa <strong>and</strong> Melaleuca citrolens +/- Atalaya hemiglauca, Corymbia<br />

confertiflora Low Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Acacia galioides, Carissa lanceolata, Maytenus<br />

cunninghamii +/- Dolich<strong>and</strong>rone heterophylla, Dodonaea lanceolata Mid Sparse<br />

Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over Bulbostylis barbata, Eulalia aurea, Evolvulus alsinoides , Indigastrum<br />

parviflorum <strong>and</strong> Triodia bitextura Low Open Tussock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Corymbia polycarpa, Erythrophleum chlorostachys +/- Eucalyptus tetrodonta Mid<br />

Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Alphitonia pomaderroides +/- Acacia torulosa, Wrightia saligna, Acacia<br />

platycarpa, Grevillea pteridifolia Tall Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over +/- Senna oligoclada,<br />

Waltheria indica, Aristida holathera, Bonamia pannosa, Eriachne obtusa Low Tussock<br />

Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Terminalia canescens, Terminalia bursarina, Hakea arborescens Tall Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong><br />

over Alloteropsis semialata, Chrysopogon fallax, Pseudopogonatherum contortum,<br />

Schizachyrium fragile Low Open Tussock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Eucalyptus tetrodonta, Erythrophleum chlorostachys +/- Corymbia polycarpa, Corymbia<br />

ferruginea Mid Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Eucalyptus<br />

tetrodonta, Alphitonia pomaderroides, Dolich<strong>and</strong>rone heterophylla, Ehretia saligna Tall<br />

Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over Sorghum plumosum, Eriachne obtusa, Whiteochloa airoides,<br />

Corchorus sidoides, Evolvulus alsinoides, Glycine tomentella Mid Open Tussock<br />

Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Eucalyptus tectifica Mid Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Carissa lanceolata +/- Flueggea virosa,<br />

Grewia retusifolia , Maytenus cunninghamii , Petalostigma banksii Mid Isolated Shrubs<br />

over Chrysopogon fallax, Eulalia aurea, Sorghum plumosum +/- Alloteropsis semialata,<br />

Fimbristylis dichotoma Mid Closed Tussock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Melaleuca citrolens, Hakea lorea +/- Corymbia polycarpa, Eucalyptus pruinosa Low<br />

Open Woodl<strong>and</strong> over Melaleuca citrolens, Petalostigma banksii, Terminalia canescens,<br />

Wrightia saligna, Maytenus cunninghamii Mid Sparse Shrubl<strong>and</strong> over Chrysopogon<br />

fallax, Eriachne obtusa, Evolvulus alsinoides, Glycine tomentella, Habenaria ochroleuca<br />

Low Closed Tussock Grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Page 54 of 150<br />

Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036<br />

Doc Title: <strong>Appendix</strong> D – <strong>Terrestrial</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Technical Report

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